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<A HREF="FSOUND.html#Functions"><H5>[API function]</A></H5>
<H2><A NAME="FSOUND_DSP_ClearMixBuffer">FSOUND_DSP_ClearMixBuffer</A></H2>
Clears the mixbuffer, especially handy if you are doing a large file operation which <BR>
halts the system.  <BR>
You might try and stop all the sounds, but if you do your file operation straight after<BR>
this, it will not have a chance to flush the mixbuffer normally, so this function is called.<BR>
It stops the effect of stuttering looping sound while your file operation happens.<BR>
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<B>void F_API </B><B> </B><B>FSOUND_DSP_ClearMixBuffer</B><B>(</B><BR>
<B>);</B><BR>
<H3>Return Value</H3>
<H3>Remarks</H3>
The best way to do it is like this.  Turn off the sfx and music DSP units, clear the mix buffer,<BR>
then when the operation that halts the machine is done, just re-enable the sfx and music DSP units.<BR>
Disabling these units stops the timer trying to get 1 or 2 more mixes in during the file operation,<BR>
which will cause more stuttering.<BR>
ie.<BR>
FSOUND_DSP_SetActive(FSOUND_DSP_GetSFXUnit(), FALSE);<BR>
FSOUND_DSP_SetActive(FSOUND_DSP_GetMusicUnit(), FALSE);<BR>
FSOUND_DSP_ClearMixBuffer();<BR>
//<BR>
// maching halting operation here<BR>
//<BR>
FSOUND_DSP_SetActive(FSOUND_DSP_GetSFXUnit(), TRUE);<BR>
FSOUND_DSP_SetActive(FSOUND_DSP_GetMusicUnit(), TRUE);<BR>
___________________<BR>
Supported on the following platforms : Win32, WinCE, Linux, Macintosh, XBox, PlayStation 2, GameCube<BR>
<H3>See Also</H3>
<A HREF="FSOUND_DSP_ClearMixBuffer.html">FSOUND_DSP_ClearMixBuffer</A>
, 
<A HREF="FSOUND_DSP_GetMusicUnit.html">FSOUND_DSP_GetMusicUnit</A>
, 
<A HREF="FSOUND_DSP_GetSFXUnit.html">FSOUND_DSP_GetSFXUnit</A>
, 
<A HREF="FSOUND_DSP_SetActive.html">FSOUND_DSP_SetActive</A>
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